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Partner Agencies working collaboratively to fight child abuse
Gulf Coast Kid's House serves as a safe place for abused children to talk about abuse issues in a non-threatening environment. The key concept behind Gulf Coast Kid's House is that an abused child only has one place to go to tell his or her experience of abuse. Prior to Gulf Coast Kid’s House when a child was abused, he or she had to repeat the abuse experience at numerous agencies across Escambia County.
Representatives within Gulf Coast Kid's House work collaboratively to provide a comprehensive and child-centered response to child abuse cases. The primary focus is ensuring that children who are victims of abuse will not be traumatized by the intervention system that is intended to help and protect them. The Gulf Coast Kid’s House houses/hosts a Multidisciplinary team, which consists of many agencies.
Escambia County Sheriff's Office
Investigates and collects evidence. Interviews suspect and witnesses. Prepares arrest warrants, attends and testifies in court.
Pensacola Police Department
Investigates and collects evidence. Interviews suspect and witnesses. Prepares arrest warrants, attends and testifies in court.
Department of Children and Families
Receives child abuse reports and investigate the allegations of abuse.
Child Protection Team
Conducts child forensic interviews, specialized interviews with non-offending family members, medical exams, and psychosocial assessments for victims and families.
Office of the State Attorney
Reviews case information. Files formal charges. Interviews victims and non-offending caretakers in preparation for court. Attends/conducts depositions. Discusses case with defense attorney and judge. Prepares and prosecutes case to resolution.
Lutheran Services Florida
Mental health treatment for child victims, siblings, and non-offending caretakers of physically and sexually abused children. Provides crisis intervention including suicide risk assessment and referrals.
Association of Friday School Report Card Release With Saturday Incidence Rates of Agency-Verified Physical Child Abuse
S534 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act
Congress has passed S534 Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse Act
Delayed reporting of sexual abuse is the norm, not exception: Guestview
The recent press surrounding Roy Moore and sexual abuse allegations highlights the crucial need for public education to show how vital it is that child sexual abuse is disclosed. Sadly, much of the conversation around the recent cases is the misconception that someone who was abused at 14 and didn’t disclose until adulthood was simply an opportunist.
Fred Levin Makes $200,000 Gift to Gulf Coast Kid's House
FRED LEVIN CONTINUES TO HONOR WIFE MARILYN KAPNER LEVIN
WITH $200,000 DONATION TO GULF COAST KID’S HOUSE ENDOWMENT
Pensacola, FL – August 4th, 2017 – Fred Levin recently donated $200,000 to ensure future operations of Gulf Coast Kid’s House. This is Levin’s second large investment into GCKH, made in honor of his late wife, Marilyn Kapner Levin. In 2003, Levin donated $500,000 to purchase and name the Marilyn Kapner Levin Center for Child Advocacy and Child Abuse Prevention.
Full Press Release Here
The Dragons Are Coming! Fourth Annual Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival to support Gulf Coast Kid’s House
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